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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000).
About the movie:
Mr. Conductor's supply of magic gold dust, which allows him to travel between Shining Time and Thomas's island...
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)?
a.
George the Steamroller and Cranky the Crane were originally slated to appear, but were later cut from the film.
b.
According to
Austin Pendleton
,
Jack Lemmon
,
Walter Matthau
, and
Billy Wilder
did not get along during filming. They said they would never work with each other again, however, seven years later, they worked together again on
Buddy Buddy
.
c.
The sword-fighting sequence was staged using
Steven Seagal
s own martial arts students.
d.
Screenwriter
David Koepp
, who was originally involved with
Men in Black II
but left to write
Spider-Man
, signed on permanently for this film.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)?
a.
Actors who were willing to work for free had to be found as there were virtually no funds to begin with.
b.
The photography instructor is played by Brooks Elms former teacher, the legendary NYU film professor, Boris Frumin.
c.
All the scenes set in Mexico were actually filmed in Venice, California; the crew was unable to travel to Mexico, again because of the movies low budget.
d.
Lady was the only real train engine in this movie. all the other engines were computerized. One reason why lady required a driver and the others did not.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)?
a.
The characters played by
Noah Beery
and
William Powell
died in the original
Beau Geste
; in this sequel the actors return but play different characters.
b.
The pivotal penis drawings were a bone of contention with the MPAA, particularly the scene with young Becky holding an image of one of them. Producer
Judd Apatow
elaborated it was the subject of much legal wrangling, including how erect they could be, if veins could be shown etc. The actress playing young Becky,
Laura Marano
, however has a different picture to hold before we cut to the actual drawing. You can even see from the reverse that the drawing she holds appears completely different.
c.
Alan Alda
only worked 2 days.
d.
Michael Angelis
, the narrator for the United Kingdom version of Thomas and Friends was originally cast as the voices of James and Percy. After the American test audiences herd his recording, his part was deleted as it made the characters sound too old. The roles went to
Susan Roman
and
Linda Ballantyne
respectively.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)?
a.
The interior scenes of the Delta house were filmed in a Sigma Nu fraternity. The exterior of the Delta house was a dilapidated house from the 1800s that was torn down in the mid 80s. The sorority houses exterior is the real exterior of the Sigma Nu house that was used for the interior scenes.
b.
Over 7,900 rubber frogs were made and used in the frog scenes. The rest were created by CGI. No real frogs were harmed during production.
c.
Exterior locations were filmed on the Isle of Man, which was the original inspiration for the Reverend Awdrys stories.
d.
Originally Spider Mike was to be completely naked when he masturbates but
John Leguizamo
refused to do it. He compromised by wearing a sock over his penis.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)?
a.
A special makeup-effects man working with "Tyson" on the set of _Stab 3_ is named Stan, a possible reference to legendary special makeup effects artist
Stan Winston
.
b.
In the UK version, the song Locomotion replaced the song Some Things Never Leave You.
c.
In the scene shown on the television in the bar, then Mayor
Edward Rendell
was interviewed for the news.
Jonathan Demme
wanted him to follow lines in the script and Rendell had refused. He insisted on simply answering as he would for any other topic when interviewed for the news. As a result, he managed to get the take on the first try. Through the rest of his tenure as mayor, many referred to him as "One Take Eddie" due to this part in the film and his subsequent ability to do this shot in one try.
d.
In a later interview, Kaye Bramblett (Midge Bonanza) reported that she was paid $100 for her months work on this film.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)?
a.
The music video for the song "Ghostbusters" by
Ray Parker Jr.
, directed by
Ivan Reitman
, featured a number of celebrities who did not appear in the film. This included
Chevy Chase
,
John Candy
,
Danny DeVito
,
Peter Falk
,
Melissa Gilbert
,
Carly Simon
,
Teri Garr
,
Irene Cara
and
George Wendt
. In addition, the Ghostbusters themselves (in costume) danced down Times Square right behind Parker Jr.
b.
Several of the family photos Sy goes through at the flea market feature
Mark Romanek
as a boy, his parents and his aunt.
c.
Originally there was supposed to be a character named PT Boomer, who is trying to buy Shining Time. This character was cut from the final film.
d.
Barlow, Vig, and Elgin are wearing the patch of the U.S. Civil Affairs/Psychological Operations Command, and indeed, Barlow identifies himself as being a Civil Affairs Soldier. Barlow also makes reference to being a reservist, which rings true given that two of the three Army Civil Affairs groups are Reserve Component.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)?
a.
The bus scene at the end of the movie where the Principal is picked up was shot in Long Beach, California at Los Cerritos Park.
b.
The only woman from Metaluna seen in the film is played by
Charlotte Lander
, in her only screen appearance, at the control console for the decompression tubes on board the saucer.
c.
Keith Scott
was originally cast as the voice of Diesel 10
d.
When the television syndication contracts had expired this film became unavailable, reportedly due to a dispute over the rights.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)?
a.
There are over 300 special effects shots in the film.
b.
One of the books Stanley is reading at the library is about scientist
Charles Fort
, who is noted for his work expanding the boundaries of scientific research to include strange phenomena such as those featured in the film.
c.
The filmmakers are donating part of their proceeds from the film to the charity "Habitat For Humanity".
d.
Official Selection - ACE Film Festival.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)?
a.
Despite the removal of PT Boomer (played by
Doug Lennox
), his character does appear during the film. Originally taking part in the final chase sequence, extensive editing had to be done to trim down the shots where he rides on the back of Diesel 10.
b.
The PMs name John Hatcher may be a nod to two of Britains former Prime Ministers John Major and Margaret Thatcher.
c.
"Its Magic" was the release title in Great Britain, due to the British popularity of the films Oscar-nominated song (music by
Jule Styne
, lyrics by
Sammy Cahn
).
d.
Later remade as an early talking film
Gold Diggers of Broadway
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)?
a.
Milos Forman
: Father Havel.
b.
Steven Spielberg
a fan of the 80s cartoon considered being the executive producer of this film and have the film released under the Amblin banner. His two choices for the role of Inspector Gadget were
Chevy Chase
and
Steve Martin
, but he was busy with other films.
c.
Isle of Mann taxi drive/firefighter John Bellis was originally cast as the voice of Thomas. After his recording was heard by American test audiences, they disliked his Liverpudlian tone as it made Thomas sound too old. The role went to Eddie Glenn.
d.
Ridley Scott
initially toyed with the idea of setting the film in the fictional city of San Angeles; as if San Francisco and Los Angeles had become one massive population center. This idea was used in
Demolition Man
.
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